2021 SCHEDULE

TRADE SHOWS COPY SUPPLEMENTS THEMES & EVENTS ON SALE ISSUES (ALL DATES SUBJECT DEADLINES & POSTERS & FEATURES TO CHANGE IN VIEW DATE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC)

FEBRUARY 2021 18/12/2020 French focus 27/01/2021

MARCH 2021 26/01/2021 ASTA 3 – 6 March, Virtual 24/02/2021

APRIL 2021 24/02/2021 German focus 24/03/2021

MAY 2021 26/03/2021 Degrees 28/04/2021

JUNE 2021 30/04/2021 Accessories Musicora 4-6 June 26/05/2021

JULY 2021 21/05/2021 Poster 23/06/2021

AUGUST 2021 25/06/2021 21/07/2021

Mondo Musica C r e m o n a 2 4 - 2 6 S e p t SEPTEMBER 2021 30/07/2021 Education focus Music and Education 25/08/2021 Expo 24-25 Sept

Music China 13-16 Oct OCTOBER 2021 25/08/2021 MusikMesse 22-24 Oct 22/09/2021

North American NOVEMBER 2021 23/09/2021 Poster 22/10/2021 focus

DECEMBER 2021 21/10/2021 Directory 17/11/2021

JANUARY 2022 25/11/2021 String Courses Namm 20-23 Jan 2022 22/12/2021

CALENDAR 2022 05/08/2021

DIRECTORY 2022 07/10/2021 On sale with Strad December 2021

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DISPLAY AD NUMBER OF INSERTIONS IN TWELVE MONTHS SINGLE FOUR SIX TWELVE DPS £5,700 £5,200 £4,800 £4,000

Page £3,100 £2,700 £2,600 £2,100

Half page £1,900 £1,700 £1,600 £1,300

Quarter page £1,100 £950 £900 £750

COVERS

Outside Back Cover £4,000

Inside Front Cover £3,600

Inside Back Cover £3,500

CLASSIFIEDS 6x2 (60mm high x 90mm wide) £340 (1/8 page equivalent) 3x2 (30mm high x 90mm wide) £180 (1/16 page equivalent)

Lineage (text only) – £29 up to 15 words, £1.50 per each extra word

SUPPLEMENTS String Courses, Degrees, Cremona, Accessories Rates as per above Calendar – Instrument/month sponsor £3,100 Poster – Sponsorship £2,100

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HALF PAGE HORIZONTAL HALF PAGE VERTICAL BLEED HALF PAGE VERTICAL QUARTER PAGE VERTICAL QUARTER PAGE 127mm (h) x 180mm (w) Trim 295 mm (h) x 107mm (w) 260mm (h) x 86mm (w) 127mm (h) x 86mm (w) HORIZONTAL Bleed 301mm x 110mm 62mm (h) x 180mm (w) Type area 260mm x 70mm

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FOR INSERTS UP TO 20g

Full Run - 12,000 copies £2,500

UK Only - 3,600 copies £1,000

Europe (excl. UK) - 2,000 copies £750

North America - 4,000 copies £1,300

FOR INSERTS OVER 20g ADD:

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UK Only £9p/g

Europe (excl. UK) £15p/g

North America £23p/g

INSERT SPECIFICATION Inserts must be clearly marked [title of magazine, issue date of magazine, name of insert, supplier of insert] and sent to the following addresses:

FAO Gary Whittington CitySprint Unit 8 Quadrant Court Crossways Business Park Dartford DA9 9AY

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Copy of the insert needs to be sent to The Strad office prior to placement into the magazine.

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COVERS

Front Cover £5,600

Outside Back Cover £4,500

Inside Front Cover £3,600

Inside Back Cover £3,300

DISPLAY ADVERTISING (H X W)

Full Page (224mm x 143mm) £3,100

Half Page (110mm x 143mm) £1,900

Quarter Page (110mm x 94mm) £1,100

Logo (25mm x 45mm) £320

DIVIDERS, BOOKMARKS £3,600/each

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